USEFUL CONVERSION SHEET

TESTING OFFERED

SOIL

Our soil testing Lab has 24 to 48 hour turn around time majority of the year. With six weighings, we specialize in problem soils and our reports come with recommendations based on your crop. Our most popular tests are Agriculture, Garden, City Parks, Golf Courses, Dryland Wheat, Atlantic Giant Pumpkin and Grid.

PLANT DISEASE

We offer plant disease testing for most common crops including but not limited to potatoes, onions, gardens and giant pumpkins. We test for soil born diseases including pink root (onions), verticillium, rhizoctonia (to AG-level), fusarium and pink rot (potatoes).Plant diseases are broken down to species level with DNA analysis.

E.COLI/SALMONELLA

GMO

For many years now we've been able to testing alfalfa hay for the presence of the Roundup Ready Alfalfa. In our test trials, we were able to detect 0.1 % GMO alfalfa in Non-GMO material. This test is generally published 24-48 hours of receiving the sample.

GRID

We offer grid testing for fertility, nematodes and diseases on most crops. Grid samples are done on 0.25 to 2.5 acre grids. Grid size depends on the crop and tests required. We have a collecting crew that can be requested. We also can make your maps and shapefiles for your VRT equipment. For grid sampling there needs to be at least 10 samples.

WATER

MANURE/COMPOST/LAGOON

This testing includes manure (wet or dry), compost, lagoon and holding ponds. This test explains pounds of nutrients per ton of dry manure and pounds of nutrients per 1,000 gallons of lagoon/slurry water.